The Nigerian Postal Services, (NIPOST) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have opened talk on a partnership that would lead to the adoption of NIPOST digital addressing initiative as a condition for the issuance of drivers’ license in the country. The partnership is also to ensure adequate use of other major services offered by […]
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Africa: Is It Time to Gatekeep Afrobeats?
Fears around cultural appropriation are valid but gatekeeping is out of touch with the modern music marketplace. Lately, Afrobeats, Nigeria’s biggest music export, has been taking up a lot of space abroad. In March 2021, Burna Boy won the Grammy for Best Global Music Album. A few days ago, Wizkid’s album Made in Lagos almost […]
GOVERNOR Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has yielded to the call from some Nigerians through a human rights media outfit, the Brekete Family, to join the 2023 presidential race. Emmanuel made his acceptance of Nigerians call known at Government House, Uyo Thursday evening, when he received the N40million Expression of interest and nomination form […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed concern at tensions in Diepsloot, adding that government is monitoring the situation. Speaking on the sidelines of the 2022 Heads of Mission Conference (HoMC22) on Thursday, the President told journalists that government is keeping a close eye on the situation. “We will not condone any form of criminality which results […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Saturday lead government’s engagement with communities during a District Development Model Presidential Imbizo at the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in the Free State. The visit to the Free State will be the second post-State of the Nation Address (SONA) Presidential Imbizo where engagement with citizens is themed on the President’s SONA […]
South Africa recorded 1 481 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 728 689 since the start of the pandemic. The increase represents a 5.8% positivity rate, according to the Department of Health. The majority of new cases on Thursday were from Gauteng (40%), followed by Kwa-Zulu Natal […]
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has cautioned businesses to desist from pricing goods in dollars. According to the BoG, the Ghana Cedi still remained the sole legal tender for transaction in the country. This was contained in a press statement issued in Accra yesterday and signed by the Secretary of the Bank, Ms Sandra Thompson. […]
JOURNALISTS have been asked to spearhead conversations on child and adolescent nutrition to promote good nurturing practices across the country. They are to become and remain advocates on the issue in order to help address all forms of malnutrition. The call was made to some journalists at a training on early childhood nutrition care and […]
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor has urged the Heads of Mission to take it upon themselves to help the President and the government to rebuild investor confidence and market South Africa as one of the most sophisticated and promising emerging markets. Minister Pandor said that economic diplomacy must drive the work of the […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the new locally manufactured Isuzu D-Max bakkie is a welcome contribution to government’s efforts to significantly expand local production, as it works to rebuild the country’s economy and create jobs. President Ramaphosa made the remarks at the launch of Isuzu D-Max bakkie held in Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape, on Thursday. […]
Addis Abeba: The Ministry of Transport and Logistics said after “an extensive discussion” with the Ethiopian Bulk Fuel Transport Owners Association a “consensus was reached” for the association to continue transport services as before. On 31 March the general assembly of the Association agreed to go on strike unless the government revised the low profit […]
Addis Abeba — Locust invades over 400 hectares of land in Taltaallee woreda of the Borana zone, Oromia region, the regional communication bureau said. The swarm covered five kebeles; Makkanniisa, Gandhiile, El-kunee, Wandoo Digre in the woreda, the regional government stated. The statement quoted the director of monitoring and evaluation of the woreda’s farm and […]
Addis Abeba — A new report on “Outbreaks and other Emergencies” published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 03 April said 13 deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR) 0.9%) and a total of 1 398 suspected meningitis cases have been reported from 11 out of 12 regions in Ethiopia. Of these four regions: Oromia, Somali, […]
MwAPATA Institute has warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will have detrimental impact on the food security in Malawi. The Institute has since urged the Capital Hill to contract commercial farmers for irrigated winter maize in a timely way to secure needed maize supplies later in the year. MwAPATA Institute Executive Director William Chadza made […]
About 100 workers have been on strike at Taylor Blinds & Shutters in Montague Gardens, Cape Town, since Monday. The strike for higher wages is led by the Independent Commercial Hospitality and Allied Workers Union (ICHAWU). Taylor has been a member of the Trellidor Group since 2016. According to its website, the company has 180 […]
On the first anniversary of French journalist Olivier Dubois’ abduction in Mali. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Malian and French authorities to step up their efforts to obtain his release, and to do everything possible to prevent him spending a second year as a hostage, cut off from the world. What, if anything, […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Saturday, 09 April 2022, lead government’s engagement with communities in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in the Free State. This will be the second post-State of the Nation Address (SONA) Presidential Imbizo where engagement with citizens is themed on the President’s SONA call to action, Leave No One Behind. Cabinet this […]
With strong backing from France, a UN envoy has demanded access to the Malian village of Moura, the site of an alleged massacre last month by local forces and suspected Russian fighters. The UN’s peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, was able to fly over the site on 3 April. But its envoy for the Sahel […]